[Elecraft] KX1 MOJO!

[Michael Madden]

I fired up the KX1 at a park near San Jose, California
last night for the Spartan Sprint.  Lots of fun -
Worked 15 states with a total of about 40 QSOs on 20M
and 40M.  All corners of the country on 2W.  Antenna
was a 27' wire hanging vertically from a tree, and I
had a 16' and 23' counterpoise.

Then, as I was about to pack up, I heard a station
around 14.058 calling CQ FISTS.  Callsign was ZL2SWR
with a solid signal!  I called back and worked Stan in
Greytown, New Zealand on the first try.  We had
several exchanges for about 10 minutes with Q5 copy. 
Incredible! 

6725 miles on 2W and a 27' wire in a tree!  I tuned
over to 14.100 and listened for the beacons.  Sure
enough, I could copy all four tones from Hawaii and
New Zealand.  100 mW from ZL!  After tuning around, I
heard many calls from Russia and then later from
Eastern Europe.

If you're looking for a new country or distance record
on your KX1, try tonight around 0300 to 0500 UTC.   

73,
Mike N9OHW

 


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